DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-59,619

WILLIAMS CONTROLS INCORPORATED
INCLUDING ON-SITE LEASED WORKERS OF
OPTI-STAFFING, MADDEN INDUSTRIAL CRAFTSMAN, STAFFMARK
PORTLAND, OREGON

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as
amended (19 USC 2273), the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of an investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(B) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated on June 23, 2006, in response
to a petition filed by the United Automobile, Aerospace and
Agricultural Implement Workers of American International Union
(UAW) Region 5, Local 492 on behalf of workers of Williams Controls
Incorporated, including on-site leased workers of Opti-Staffing,
Madden Industrial Craftsman, and Staffmark, Portland, Oregon. The
workers produce electronic throttle controls and pneumatic valves.
The investigation revealed that the firm's decline in
employment is related to an increase in imports following a shift
in production of electronic throttle controls and pneumatic valves
to China in January through July 2006.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In addition, in order for the Department to issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group
eligibility requirements of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be
met. The Department has determined in this case that the
requirements of Section 246 have been met.
A significant number of workers at the firm are age 50 or
over and possess skills that are not easily transferable.
Competitive conditions within the industry are adverse.
Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I determine that there was a shift in production
from the workers' firm or subdivision to China of articles that are
like or directly competitive with those produced by the subject
firm or subdivision, and there has been or is likely to be an
increase in imports of like or directly competitive articles. In
accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the following
certification:
"All workers of Williams Controls Incorporated, Portland,
Oregon, including on-site leased workers of Opti-Staffing,
Madden Industrial Craftsman, and Staffmark, who became totally
or partially separated from employment on or after June 20,
2005 through two years from the date of certification are
eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible to apply for
alternative trade adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974."
Signed in Washington, D.C., this 20th day of July 2006


/s/Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance